IT'S was a long time coming but finally Boro savoured that elusive first victory and few would disagree it was well deserved with David Staff's peach of a far post header landing the points.

The all-important goal came just past the hour just when manager Roger Ashby and the Nuneaton fans were getting restless and frustrated with the team's inability to breakdown the dallying Dolly Blues.

A succession of near misses littered an otherwise bright and breezy Boro performance before Staff's tenth strike for the club in 43 outings eased the fears.

After seven games without a victory and a month into the campaign, even the most ardent Nuneaton loyalist showed concern and though this was not vintage Boro it's a positive result and one Ashby hopes kick starts what's been a torrid start for his title hopefuls.

The return of man-of-the-match Staff paid dividends. He not only fired the match winning goal, hit the bar, but posed a constant threat.

Also Gary Fitzpatrick's seasonal debut provided the necessary backbone on which eager-to-please Mark Noon was able to lean as the pair orchestrated Boro's engine-room.

Up front Gez Murphy could have bagged a hat-trick but he led the line well along with a grafting Gary McPhee, ingredients that applied to their strike colleagues, Duane Darby and teenager David Blenkinsopp, who came on as substitutes for the pair and showed plenty of quality.

Defensively, Daryl Burgess looked a class act on his full home debut in a back division that's conceded just one goal in four home outings.

Only occasionally did Boro look under pressure as they dominated most of the game while Lancaster could have few excuses, their misery compounded when manager Gary Finlay was sent from the dug-out late on for comments aimed at Leicester referee Phil Caswell.

Blenkinsopp had a fierce rising 20-yarder graze the bar and then he combined with Darby for Staff to shoot against the woodwork with Darby volleying the rebound high into the Cock & Bear terraces.

The miss could have proved costly as substitute Ryan Black's free-kick found Spike whose header rolled agonisingly inches wide of the upright but then Blenkinsopp burst clear only to snatch his shot off target.

In the dying seconds City's Mark Beesley almost equalised but his effort missed the target as Boro breathed a sigh of relief and at last savoured success.